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Who Killled Tutankhamun
WCC History Mysteries Year 9
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History
9th Grade
02/16/2012

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Akenaten
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Originally Pharoah Amunhotep IV. Tutankhamuns possible father. Creator of Aton Religion
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Howard Carter
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Archaeologist who found Tutankhamuns tomb in 1922
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Amun
Definition
He who is hidden (tomb)
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Atom
Definition
Akenatons god. the restoration stele got rid of this god and restored worship to Amun
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Restoration Stele
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Relief comemorating the restoration of worship of Amun
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Relief
Definition
Stone carving on temple, grave or cliff face
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Nefertiti
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Favourite wife of Akenaten, Pharoah, possible mother of Tutankhamun
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Cartouch
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Piece of stone in shape of a bullet for Pharaohs to write their name on
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Stele
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made of stone-memrombilia
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Kohl
Definition
Black ink painted on eyes
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gesso
Definition
plaster
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Lapise lazuli
Definition
blue stone used on Tutankhamuns mask
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Thoth
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Ibis headded god- writing, long beak
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ka
Definition
spirit- protects Pharaoh from danger
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Horace
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father of all Pharaohs, falcon
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Ma'at
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god of order
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Nefertari
Definition
wife of ramses
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Amunhotep
Definition
Loyal supporter of amun
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Thebes
Definition
old capital
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iris
Definition
mother of al pharaohs
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Osirus
Definition
god a pharaoh becomeswhen he dies
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amubis
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weighs the heart, jackal head
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Karnak
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temple with arches of amun in thebes
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obilise
Definition
high structure with a point in temples
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Hapi
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god of the river
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Vizier
Definition
Knowledge, no more than 5 at a time
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nomarch
Definition
rules of a district or provence
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prophet of amum
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preist at karnak of amun, 7 total, ranked
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Zahi Hawass
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Leading Egyptologist
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guilded
Definition
painted in melted gold
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painted war chest
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chest with painting of a war chariot with Tutankhamun on it. Evidence for death
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gangrene
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when tissue dies
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papyrus
Definition
writing paper, written spells to get into the afetrlife
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